So, we are going to do some chicken coop renovating this summer, and we are having trouble picking out a color. Any suggestions? (color, fun stuff we could do with the coop etc.)
So, I went out to the coop yesterday to get the eggs, I noticed that one of them had a strange buildup of cement like stuff on the top. When I washed it I tried to pick it off with my fingernail, and I notice that that broke off part of the shell. We haven't pin pointed the chicken yet, but none...
A year ago today I went to Tractor Supply to get myself a couple of chicks. I got 2 Astralorps, 2 RIRs, and 2 Ameraucanas.
1 Ameraucana and 1 Astralorps turned out the be roosters, while the RIRs became part of the circle of life.
But I still have 1 Astralorp and 1 Ameraucana. And they...
Hey guys, I was out with my chickens and I picked one up and I could hear her breathing. Her clucks have been softer and I am really scared that there is something seriously wrong with her. Help!
Cocoa, the Minorca
Okay, so when it comes to laying my chickens are pretty crazy. I have a few stories for you guys.
So, one day I went out to the coop, and I counted the chickens and there were 5. We have 6. Keep in mind it was only 5 o'clock so they shouldn't be in bed. So I look in the hen house and there is...
Post your Buff Orpington and their name! I absolutely love Buff Orpingtons. They are really sweet and lay a good number of eggs. They also a have pretty golden feathers.
This is my Buff and her name is Tofu.
Hey guys, I recently learned about how horribly chickens are treated, and I have cut how much chicken I eat but I still feel like there is something else I can do. Does anyone know anything or a website or something I can do to help poor battery cage chickens?
Hey guys, there has been a fox that has been wandering around our yard for the past couple of days and I am worried about my hen's safety. Does anyone know anything that foxes don't like that I could put around the coop? Like, something that I would have lying around?